760 [WOLF5] Patton5150 Alpha Tester, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers 3,084 posts 61,367 battles Report post #1 Posted February 11, 2018 My second container had the quest to unlock the Bretagne. finished that quest and got the ship. So the good news is that I got a free Bretagne. The bad news is that I got a Bretagne. Only have a couple of battles in her but she has made quite an impression, albeit a bad one. Shot gun accuracy. AP shatters and bounces on the few hits that land. Appears, its a use AP on cruisers and HE on everything else. This ship is definitely a grind through ship and not a keeper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
373 [P2W] w4spl3g [P2W] Members 1,241 posts Report post #2 Posted February 11, 2018 I got one too but I have no interest in French BBs so I haven't played it at all. Finished first set of Aigle missions. Working on containers for the captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,131 Goodwood_Alpha Members 3,043 posts 10,248 battles Report post #3 Posted February 11, 2018 I got the Bretagne and Normandie both (still working on the Richlieu mission), and have played one battle in each—the former in Co-op, the latter (accidentally) in Random. While it is far too early to make any kind of qualitative judgements, they do at least appear to be "basic b!tch" battleships that are, essentially, fairly n00b-friendly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,394 [REVY] Royeaux Members 9,709 posts 7,317 battles Report post #4 Posted February 11, 2018 35 minutes ago, Patton5150 said: My second container had the quest to unlock the Bretagne. finished that quest and got the ship. So the good news is that I got a free Bretagne. The bad news is that I got a Bretagne. Only have a couple of battles in her but she has made quite an impression, albeit a bad one. Shot gun accuracy. AP shatters and bounces on the few hits that land. Appears, its a use AP on cruisers and HE on everything else. This ship is definitely a grind through ship and not a keeper. So I don't understand these early unlocks. Can you grind to the next ship in your Bretange? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
963 [HINON] Warped_1 [HINON] Members 2,496 posts 29,784 battles Report post #5 Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) I'm not a huge fan of basic T5 slow battleships, but she isn't bad. Took her out twice and got over 70k damage each time. Nothing fancy, but nothing bad either. Pretty forgiving ship. Edited February 11, 2018 by Warped_1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
963 [HINON] Warped_1 [HINON] Members 2,496 posts 29,784 battles Report post #6 Posted February 11, 2018 31 minutes ago, Sventex said: So I don't understand these early unlocks. Can you grind to the next ship in your Bretange? No, not now. You can accumulate XP to apply to the grind when the tree shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,114 [FOXEH] Umikami Banned 14,364 posts 23,359 battles Report post #7 Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Patton5150 said: My second container had the quest to unlock the Bretagne. finished that quest and got the ship. So the good news is that I got a free Bretagne. The bad news is that I got a Bretagne. This ship is definitely a grind through ship and not a keeper. I also got a personal mission Bretagne; I also was less than impressed. I heard someone say the ship is a French New York, cannot dispute that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
231 Hangoverhomey Members 1,515 posts 8,453 battles Report post #8 Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) My main issue with the Bretagne is that you just can't seem to rely on it's guns to get it done and that is a huge problem when you have thin armor, are slow and have a low HP pool.... Could use some buffs WG. Edited February 11, 2018 by Hangoverhomey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,131 Goodwood_Alpha Members 3,043 posts 10,248 battles Report post #9 Posted February 11, 2018 33 minutes ago, Umikami said: I also got a personal mission Bretagne; I also was less than impressed. I heard someone say the ship is a French New York, cannot dispute that. Ironically, there's a novel that came out last year in which a Marine who served aboard the New York is involved in loading and firing one of the main guns of a Bretagne-class. It's the latest in the Destroyermen series, called Devil's Due. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,005 [FML] UltimateNewbie Members 4,323 posts 16,699 battles Report post #10 Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Patton5150 said: My second container had the quest to unlock the Bretagne. finished that quest and got the ship. So the good news is that I got a free Bretagne. The bad news is that I got a Bretagne. Only have a couple of battles in her but she has made quite an impression, albeit a bad one. Shot gun accuracy. AP shatters and bounces on the few hits that land. Appears, its a use AP on cruisers and HE on everything else. This ship is definitely a grind through ship and not a keeper. Hasnt been my experince. Sure, its no Cesare, but it is at least as good as a New York. I have managed to land 12k and 17k salvos on battleships (only 1 cit) and dev strike cruisers. So, it still works properly for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
103 Jarink Members 343 posts 6,782 battles Report post #11 Posted February 11, 2018 I just unlocked the Bretagne mission tonight. My first reaction was "cool!", then I remembered what I've heard about the ship. Second reaction was "Oh, well. Free ship." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
221 Carrier_Graf_Zeppelin Beta Testers 803 posts 5,091 battles Report post #12 Posted February 11, 2018 Got the Normandie, Bretagne, and Richelieu. haven't played the Bretagne, Normandie wasn't that fun in the one game I played either. Failed to really do any decent damage even on broadside targets. Now Richelieu? That's a fun ship, love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,578 ReddNekk Members 4,479 posts 19,839 battles Report post #13 Posted February 11, 2018 I got the missions for all of the French BBs except Richelieu and Richelieu's the only one I'm interested in. Go figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,114 [FOXEH] Umikami Banned 14,364 posts 23,359 battles Report post #14 Posted February 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Goodwood_Alpha said: there's a novel that came out last year in which a Marine who served aboard the New York is involved in loading and firing one of the main guns of a Bretagne-class. It's the latest in the Destroyermen series, called Devil's Due. Wow, that's just wild; seriously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,103 [KNMSU] Battlecruiser_Siegfried Members 7,086 posts Report post #15 Posted February 11, 2018 They're le garbage... which is sad, since the French cruisers are so nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
374 [WOLFB] fbrrhd Members 1,113 posts 45,851 battles Report post #16 Posted February 11, 2018 Garbage????? The Lyon is great fun sending the swarm to eliminate cruisers! It's a CIT machine....Normandie is very agile and quick for it's tier,....another fun ship! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25,573 [ARGSY] Ensign_Cthulhu Members 31,595 posts 30,588 battles Report post #17 Posted February 11, 2018 She's a barge, and the main armament varies from excellent to "where did those shells go, again?" I'm not complaining about her because: She's an accomplishment, not a purchase. She brought a free port slot and a three-point captain with her. I didn't have to grind up the tech tree to her. I didn't have to grind her modules out. She is a Tier 5 battleship, and as such she is eligible to work on a whole lot of tasks which my Orion is NOT (including the million-HP grind to the next three crates). She's a lot of fun in co-op. I'm happy for the bonuses. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
31 Fitzwalrus Members 155 posts 7,117 battles Report post #18 Posted February 12, 2018 21 hours ago, Umikami said: Wow, that's just wild; seriously. The Destroyermen series is a lot of fun. It's sort of an alternative Earth setting, but written by someone who understands and respects serving on a WWII USN DD (and a four-stacker at that). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
168 [C_NT] Aristotle83 Members 967 posts 2,482 battles Report post #19 Posted February 12, 2018 I've only gotten Bretagne and Normandie. Next week hopefully I can get Rich. Bretagne's guns are pretty nice for T5 BUT she's sooo slow. Normandie's guns are great but the ship is even less durable than the Bayern. These ships exteriors are sooo awesome though, it's a shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,069 [BNKR] RagingxMarmoset Members 1,654 posts 2,896 battles Report post #20 Posted February 12, 2018 I bought five containers for the hell of it and ended up with Bretagne and Normandie missions. I'll unlock both, but run the Normandie. I wasn't planning on the French battleship line, but now that I'm over halfway through, I may as well run it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,728 [ABDA] crzyhawk Beta Testers 17,538 posts 12,810 battles Report post #21 Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 12:45 AM, Goodwood_Alpha said: Ironically, there's a novel that came out last year in which a Marine who served aboard the New York is involved in loading and firing one of the main guns of a Bretagne-class. It's the latest in the Destroyermen series, called Devil's Due. I didn't know that one was out yet, thanks for the tip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,258 [WIB] Midnitewolf Alpha Tester 3,978 posts 2,472 battles Report post #22 Posted February 12, 2018 So far I got the Bretagne, Normandie and Richelieu missions. I haven't earned the Richelieu yet but considering I love the Dunkerque I am sure am going to like the Richelieu. As for the Bertagne, it has horrible AP and from what I recall, this is historical correct. However, you just have to fire at the superstructure, not the waterline when using it and you will still get good damage. It is also very good against cruisers. As far as ship handling characteristics, even though it has a slow top speed it still seems to be responsive. I would give it an average rating overall. Nothing special but nothing that makes it feel like a complete turd. The Normandie on the other hand feels very odd to play because while It looks like a WWI BB except it handles like a cruiser going something like 27 knots and turns quickly. The 12 guns are kind of nice but it also has poor AP characteristics so I treat this ship more like a up-gunned cruiser and it seems to do pretty decent. The speed and agility are what makes the Normandie "interesting". I say interesting because its not exactly good compared to other tier 6s but it is kind of fun to have so much agility on a ship with BB armor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,593 Hunter_Steel ∞ Beta Testers, In AlfaTesters 4,630 posts 5,107 battles Report post #23 Posted February 12, 2018 My goal is Richelieu. But I wonder if RNGesus will bless me. ~Hunter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,039 Skpstr Members 34,409 posts 10,768 battles Report post #24 Posted February 12, 2018 On Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 12:45 AM, Goodwood_Alpha said: Ironically, there's a novel that came out last year in which a Marine who served aboard the New York is involved in loading and firing one of the main guns of a Bretagne-class. It's the latest in the Destroyermen series, called Devil's Due. Just waiting for it to come on Kobo at paperback price, love those books! My only complaint is that they had Amagi armed with 10" guns. (Huh?) Boo to you for the spoiler though lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
18 LostEngineer Members 70 posts 1,392 battles Report post #25 Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 1:34 AM, Umikami said: Wow, that's just wild; seriously. Snerk! the destroyermen series has a tier 3 wickes american DD sucessfully attack the amagi, ocean going iron clads, floatplane fighter planes, 25 mm muskets, pragmatic philosophy and politics, battle ewoks, P-40 on dragon dogfights and evil intelligent dinosaurs as baddies. The reload scene was one of the more mundane events. The whole collection is a wild and fun and well researched ride. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
